beaches in france or milan weekend break

[chickita]

can anyone tell me - what airport to fly if i want to go to spend a weekend in france, close to the beach, or alternatively, if i want to go to milan, city break..

i have found brilliant priced tickets but, not sure where to go from there.

Milan bergamo airport - for milan - but when it comes to france i'm even more lost..

Anyone know of where i can find out - cheap cheap weekend breaks - to France or milan, whether its beaches, disney land or milan city...

some guidance will be appreciated..

[Buenchico]

You've forgotten to tell us where you're starting from! It's not much use ABers recommending flights from, say, Southampton, if you live near Aberdeen ;-)

Here are a few starting points anyway:

Ryanair flies, from Stansted, to these airports near to the western coast of France:
Dinard (Brittany)
La Rochelle
Biarritz

Ryanair also serves these airports in the south of France, from Stansted:
Perpignan
Montpelier
Marseille
Toulon (St Tropez)

From Luton, Ryanair can fly you to Brest

Ryanair operate from both Stansted & luton to Milan's Orio al Serio airport. However, If I was planning a short break to Italy, I'd be looking at flying, with Ryanair, from Stansted to Genoa. There are some beautiful parts of the city and there are also frequent cheap trains, along the coast, to the delightful resorts of the Italian Riviera, such as Rapallo. If you wanted to visit Milan, it's just a short train ride away.

You can view the Ryanair destinations map here:
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/dests.php?flash =chk
Use the pull-down menu to view information about each destination. Clicking the 'Hotels' link often helps to locate suitable accommodation in each of Ryanair's destinations. However, for some bargain budget hotels and guesthouses, try the 'Hostel World' link instead. (The name is misleading. There's far more than just hostels on that site).

Easyjet serves La Rochelle, Marseille & Nice from both Bristol & Gatwick. There are also flights to Nice from Luton, Stansted, Liverpool, Newcastle & Belfast.

Easyjet serves Milan Linate from Gatwick.

Route map here:
http://www.easyjet.com/EN/routemap/

FlyBe serves Brest fr

[Buenchico]

Oops! Cut off! I'll try again:

FlyBe serves Brest from Exeter, Birmingham, Manchester & Southampton. La Rochelle is served from Manchester, Birmingham & Southampton. There are flights from Southampton to Perpignan. Both Avignon & Nice have flights from Exeter & Southampton.

FlyBe operate from Manchester & Birmingham to Milan.

Route map:
http://www.flybe.com/map/default.htm

Chris

[chickita]

i'll fly from any london airport, or Bristol;, i'm in Cheltenham.

Thanks for the above info - i'll look into it a little more later.

thanks!

[Buenchico]

Thanks for the reply. A quick way to check the flights available from Bristol airport is to click on the relevant links here:
http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/flight_informa tion/destinations.aspx?destinationsAirline=&de stinationsType=scheduled&x=768&y=313
(You'll quickly be able to take a look at the flight schedules, to see if they're suitable for a weekend break).

You might also be able to get cheap flights from Cardiff to Nantes, with Aer Arann:
http://www.aerarann.ie/

Chris